Jewish Seder plate meaning
The Passover Seder is one of the most cherished rituals in the Jewish home. It is a ritual meant to commemorate God's delivery of the Jews from slavery and their Exodus out of Egypt. Through the foods presented on the Jewish Seder plate, individuals symbolically relive the Exodus, and children are taught of the many different ways God protected and provided for the people of Israel. In this way, the scriptural command for parents to tell their children the story of the Exodus is met.
Seder plate symbols tell a story
 The Seder service takes place on the first night (or first two nights) of Passover. It includes a symbolic meal served from a Jewish plate and a reading of the Haggadah (or "telling"). The Haggadah contains questions and answers meant to explain the story of the Exodus; it implores the guests to imagine that they have personally been delivered from Egypt. Seder plate symbols adorn the dish from which the special foods are served. These foods help to tell the Exodus story. The Haggadah was created over many years at the beginning of the Common Era, and there are now many versions of Haggadot, which suit different spiritual and religious beliefs and points of view.
Symbolic foods of the Jewish plate
For a Seder meal, the table is covered with a white tablecloth. The symbolic foods are placed on the Jewish plate adorned by symbols or other Judaica art.
The Seder plate symbols include: charoset--a mixture of apples, nuts, wine and spices symbolizing the mortar the Jewish people used to build with when they were slaves in Egypt; beitzah--a roasted egg, which symbolizes the spring season in which Passover is celebrated, earth and the circling of life, and mourning; maror--bitter herbs (usually horseradish root or prepared horseradish), which symbolize the difficult and bitter lives of the Jews enslaved by Pharaoh in Egypt; zeroa--a roasted shank bone or neck of poultry, which represents the Pesach sacrifice in the Temple; karpas--a vegetable (usually parsley, celery, or another green vegetable), which symbolizes the spring time and is also dipped into the salt water at the beginning of the Seder; and salt water--placed on the table, not the Jewish Seder plate, and used in part of the ritual to symbolize the slaves' sweat and tears while enslaved. Thank you for making Kolbo.com your online Judaica shop.
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